U.S. patent application number 12/960579 was filed with the patent office on 2012-06-07 for portable wrench holder.
Invention is credited to Hong-Jen Lee.
Application Number | 20120138497 12/960579 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 46161207 |
Filed Date | 2012-06-07 |
United States Patent
Application |
20120138497 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Lee; Hong-Jen |
June 7, 2012 |
PORTABLE WRENCH HOLDER
Abstract
The present invention discloses a wrench holder comprising a
main frame, a hand grip, a slidable fastener, two knobs and a cover
plate. There is a plurality of recesses defined on the main frame
for wrenches to be held. The hand grip is rotatably allocated at
the bottom of the main frame, and the slidable fastener is movably
applied at the bottom of the main frame as well to limit the hand
grip revolving against the main frame. The cover plate provides the
wrenches held within the main frame to be sheltered. The wrench
holder of the present invention is designed to improve protection
for wrenches and convenience for users.
Inventors: |
Lee; Hong-Jen; (Taichung,
TW) |
Family ID: |
46161207 |
Appl. No.: |
12/960579 |
Filed: |
December 6, 2010 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
206/376 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B25H 3/04 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
206/376 |
International
Class: |
B25B 29/00 20060101
B25B029/00 |
Claims
1. A portable wrench holder comprising: a main frame having a
plurality of recesses with lateral openings arranged along the
front of the main frame, and a strip rail being allocated at the
middle portion of the bottom main frame with a non-circular cross
section; each pair of recesses allowing the handle of a wrench to
be engaged and positioned; two axle holes being symmetrically
defined at the bottom of the main frame, each end of the strip rail
being coaxially correspondent with the axle holes, and two grooves
being radially developed at the port of each axle hole; two pivot
rings being separately defined on the top of the main frame, each
pivot ring having a pivot hole with two furrows radially extended
at the outer port of the pivot hole, and an annular prop edge being
extended at the inner port of each pivot hole; a hand grip having
two necks, each neck having a shaft extended outwards and a coaxial
protruded rod extended inwards, a protruded portion being radially
extended from one side of the shaft of at least one neck and a stop
piece being arranged at the inner side of at least one neck close
to the protruded rod, and the shape of the protruded rod being the
same as the cross section of the strip rail; the hand grip and the
main frame being integrated as the shaft being inserted into the
axle hole, the two protruded rods extended at the ends of the hand
grip being respectively aligned with the two distal ends of the
strip rail, and the protruded portion being lodged in one groove to
position the hand grip as the hand grip being revolved against the
main frame; a slidable fastener having a sunken housing laterally
penetrated at one side, the cross sections of the housing and the
strip rail being matched for the housing to hold on to the strip
rail and to make the slidable fastener movable along the strip
rail; and the hand grip being fixed against the main frame as the
slidable fastener being moved to one end of the strip rail with its
housing holding on to the shaft; two knobs having a pivot shaft
protruded on one side of each knob with at least one locking tenon
and at least one locking wedge, a lateral locking trough being
defined through the end of the pivot shaft and a hook being defined
at the end of the locking tenon; the knob being lodged in one port
of the pivot hole and the hook of the locking tenon being clasped
on the prop edge as the pivot shaft being turned and inserted into
the pivot hole, and the locking wedge being lodged in the furrow
for positioning purpose as the knob being turned against the pivot
hole; and a cover plate allowing the front side of the main frame
to be covered; a pair of first holding strips, a pair of second
holding strips and a pair of protruded plates being extended in
parallel on the inner side of the cover plate; the first holding
strips and the second holding strips having L-shaped cross
sections, two ends of each first holding strips engaging with the
stop pieces at the two ends of the hand grip respectively and two
ends of each second holding strips movably engaging with the
locking troughs of the knobs respectively for the cover plate being
able to vertically move against the main frame.
2. The wrench holder as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pivot hole
has two furrows radially extended at its outer port and each of the
two knobs has at least one locking wedge.
3. The wrench holder as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the two
necks has one protruded portion and one stop piece
respectively.
4. The wrench holder as claimed in claim 1, wherein each knob has
two locking wedges which are allocated on the knob corresponding to
two lateral ends of the locking trough respectively.
5. The wrench holder as claimed in claim 1, wherein each knob has
two locking tenons which are symmetrically arranged along the
central axis of the knob.
6. The wrench holder as claimed in claim 1, wherein the hand grip
is bow-shaped for users to hold on its middle portion and there are
two necks jointed at its both ends respectively.
7. The wrench holder as claimed in claim 1, wherein each protruded
plate has a plurality of ratchets vertically arranged on its top
end for positioning the handles of wrenches.
8. The wrench holder as claimed in claim 1, wherein the strip rail
has protruded strips defined on its two sides in order to form a
non-circular cross section for the strip rail.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates to a portable wrench holder,
particularly to a wrench holder which allows a plurality of
wrenches to be steadily held and enhances its flexibility for
users.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] According to the prior art of a wrench holder disclosed in
U.S. Pat. No. 5,346,063, it comprises a flat main frame which has
two pieces of plates protruded from its both sides on the front.
There is a plurality of recesses symmetrically defined on the two
plates for wrenches to be placed. Each opening of the recess has a
hook, and the wrenches are prevented falling from the recesses by
the hooks. There are certain disadvantages from the prior art:
[0003] 1. Wrenches are not able to be firmly held in the recesses
with only two plates and simple-designed recesses on the main
frame.
[0004] 2. The holder can only be laid down due to the flat design
of the main frame.
[0005] Because the wrench holder is not standable, it causes
inconvenient for users to choose proper wrenches.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0006] The object of the present invention is to provide a wrench
holder with improved protection for wrenches and convenience for
users. In order to achieve the foregoing object, the wrench holder
comprises a main frame, a hand grip, a slidable fastener, two knobs
and a cover plate. There is a plurality of recesses defined on the
main frame for wrenches to be held. The hand grip is allocated at
the bottom of the main frame, and the slidable fastener is movably
applied at the bottom of the main frame as well to limit the hand
grip revolving against the main frame. The cover plate provides the
wrenches held within the main frame to be sheltered.
[0007] The present invention will become more obvious from the
following description when taken in connection with the
accompanying drawings which show, for purposes of illustration
only, a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present
invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0008] FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the present
invention;
[0009] FIG. 2 is an enlarged view taken from circle A in FIG.
1;
[0010] FIG. 3 is an enlarged view taken from circle B in FIG.
1;
[0011] FIG. 4 is a perspective rear view of the cover plate in
accordance with the present invention;
[0012] FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along plane C-C in
FIG. 4;
[0013] FIG. 6 is an assembled perspective view of the present
invention;
[0014] FIG. 7 is a perspective diagram of the cover plate pulled up
in accordance with the present invention;
[0015] FIG. 8 is a side view of the cover plate pulled up in
accordance with the present invention;
[0016] FIG. 9 is a perspective diagram of the cover plate pulled up
and the hand grip laid to the rear in accordance with the present
invention;
[0017] FIG. 10 is a side view of the cover plate pulled up and the
hand grip laid to the rear in accordance with the present
invention;
[0018] FIG. 11 is a perspective diagram of the cover plate and the
hand grip laid to the rear in accordance with the present
invention; and
[0019] FIG. 12 is a side view of the cover plate and the hand grip
laid to the rear in accordance with the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0020] Referring to FIGS. 1 to 6, the portable wrench holder of the
present invention comprises a main frame 10, a hand grip 20, a
slidable fastener 30, two knobs 50 and a cover plate 60. The
mechanism of the wrench holder is detailed as below:
[0021] the main frame 10 having a curved body extended upwards, a
plurality of recesses 11 with lateral openings arranged along its
front, and a strip rail 12 allocated at the middle portion of the
bottom main frame 10 with protruded strips 121 on its two sides in
order to form a non-circular cross section for the strip rail 12;
each pair of recesses 11 allowing the handle of a wrench to be
engaged and positioned; two axle holes 13 being symmetrically
defined at the bottom of the main frame 10, each end of the strip
rail 12 being coaxially correspondent with the axle holes 13, and
two grooves 131/132 being radially developed at the port of each
axle hole 13 with an included angle between them; two pivot rings
100 being separately defined on the top of the main frame 10, each
pivot ring 100 having a pivot hole 14 with two furrows 141/142
radially extended at its outer port, the furrows 141/142 having an
included angle between them, and an annular prop edge 143 being
extended at the inner port of each pivot hole 14;
[0022] the hand grip 20 shown in the drawing being bow-shaped with
two necks 200 jointed at its both ends, each neck 200 having a
shaft 21 extended outwards and a coaxial protruded rod 210 extended
inwards, a protruded portion 22 being radially extended from one
side of the shaft 21 and a stop piece 23 being arranged at the
inner side of the neck 200 close to the protruded rod 210, and the
shape of the protruded rod 210 being the same as the cross section
of the strip rail 12; the hand grip 20 and the main frame 10 being
integrated as the shaft 21 being inserted into the axle hole 13,
the two protruded rods 210 extended at the ends of the hand grip 20
being respectively aligned with the two distal ends of the strip
rail 12, and the protruded portion 22 being lodged in the groove
131 or the groove 132 to position the hand grip 20 as the hand grip
20 being revolved against the main frame 10 at a certain angle;
[0023] the slidable fastener 30 having a sunken housing 31
laterally penetrated at one side, the cross sections of the housing
31 and the strip rail 12 being matched for the housing 31 to hold
on to the strip rail 12 and to make the slidable fastener 30
movable along the strip rail 12; and the hand grip 20 being fixed
against the main frame 10 as the slidable fastener 30 being moved
to one end of the strip rail 12 with its housing 31 holding on to
the shaft 21;
[0024] the knobs 50 having a pivot shaft 51 protruded on one side
of each knob 50 with two locking tenons 53 and two locking wedges
54, a lateral locking trough 52 being defined through the end of
the pivot shaft 51 and the two locking wedges 54 being allocated on
the knobs 50 corresponding to two lateral ends of the locking
trough 52 respectively, the locking tenons 53 being symmetrically
arranged along the central axis of the knob 50 and a hook 530 being
defined at the end of the locking tenon 53 on one side; the knob 50
being lodged in one port of the pivot hole 14 and the hook 530 of
the locking tenon 53 being clasped on the prop edge 143 as the
pivot shaft 51 being turned and inserted into the pivot hole 14,
and two locking wedges 54 being lodged in the furrow 141 or the
furrow 142 for positioning purpose as the knob 50 being turned
against the pivot hole 14; and
[0025] the cover plate 60 allowing the front side of the main frame
10 to be covered, a pair of first holding strips 61, a pair of
second holding strips 62 and a pair of protruded plates 63 being
extended in parallel on the inner side of the cover plate 60, the
first holding strips 61 and the second holding strips 62 having
L-shaped cross sections, each protruded plate 63 having a plurality
of ratchets 630 vertically arranged on its top end for positioning
the handles of wrenches 40; two ends of each first holding strips
61 engaging with the stop pieces 23 at the two ends of the hand
grip 20 respectively and two ends of each second holding strips 62
movably engaging with the locking troughs 52 of the knobs 50
respectively for the cover plate 60 being able to vertically move
against the main frame 10 in order to open or close the cover plate
60.
[0026] Referring to FIGS. 1 and 6, the present invention can be
easily assembled. Insert the shaft 21 of the hand grip 20 into the
axle hole 13, align the end of the hand grip 20 with the distal end
of the strip rail 12, and lodge the protruded portion 22 in the
groove 131. The slidable fastener 30 has a sunken housing 31 to
slidably hold on to the strip rail 12 and the protruded rod 210.
The hand grip 20 allows users to carry the wrench holder
conveniently, and it can also be extended against the main frame 10
as a part of the stand. The pivot shaft 51 of the knob 50 is
inserted into the pivot hole 14 and the locking wedges 54 are
lodged in the furrow 141 or the furrow 142.
[0027] The first holding strips 61 of the cover plate 60 is engaged
between the stop pieces 23 and the shaft 21 of the hand grip 20,
and the second holding strips 62 is movably engaged with the
locking troughs 52 of the knobs 50.
[0028] Referring to FIGS. 7 to 12, users can access wrenches from
the holder by sliding up the second holding strips 62 of the cover
plate 60 along the locking troughs 52 of the knobs 50, moving the
slidable fastener 30 along the middle portion of the strip rail 12
to come off the protruded rod 210, and revolving the hand grip 20
against the main frame 10. Therefore, the hand grip 20 is able to
be revolved towards the back of the main frame 10 with an angle
greater than 90 degrees, the protruded portion 22 is lodged in
another groove 132, and then the hand grip 20 is fixed against the
main frame 10 at a certain angle to support the main frame 10
firmly standing on a surface. In the mean time, the cover plate 60
is revolved towards the back of the main frame 10 as well. The
moving of the cover plate 60 drives the knob 50, with the pivot
shaft 51 as its revolving axis, to revolve against the main frame
10. The locking wedge 54 of the knob 50 is lodged in another furrow
142 for the end of the cover plate 60 to link with the hand grip 20
and to dock on the same surface. Therefore, the main frame 10 is in
a firmly standing state, and the recesses 11 are disclosed for
users to access the wrenches 40.
[0029] Advantages of the present invention are summarized as
bellow.
[0030] 1. After wrenches are placed in the main frame, they can be
securely held by covering up the cover plate. The design of such a
mechanism makes the holder more convenient for carry or
storage.
[0031] 2. The hand grip and the cover plate are able to revolve
against the main frame and to form a stand for the main frame to be
firmly erected on a surface. The design of such a mechanism allows
users to access wrenches much easier.
[0032] While we have shown and described the embodiment in
accordance with the present invention, it should be clear to those
skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without
departing from the scope of the present invention.
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